Is there a way to have boxes show up horizontally in some cases, and vertically in others? (see related question).
Here is the code and output which I am getting:
code:
/**
** Diagram representing the Simulator Engine
**/
digraph G {
graph [
rankdir = "TB"
];
/**
** The simulator engine rectangle
**/
subgraph cluster_simulator_engine {
style=filled;
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled,color=white];
label = "Simulator Engine";
/**
** The first topology
**/
subgraph cluster_T1 {
color=white;
node [style=filled];
/**
** The n^th neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T1_N3 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron n";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T1_N3_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T1_N3_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T1_N3_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
/*"T1_N1_S3" -> "T1_N1_S2" [style=invis];*/
}
/**
** The second neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T1_N2 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron 2";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T1_N2_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T1_N2_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T1_N2_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
/*"T1_N1_S3" -> "T1_N1_S2" [style=invis];*/
}
/**
** The third neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T1_N1 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron 1";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T1_N1_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T1_N1_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T1_N1_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
/*"T1_N1_S3" -> "T1_N1_S2" [style=invis];*/
}
label = "Topology 1";
}
/**
** The second topology
**/
subgraph cluster_T2 {
color=white;
node [style=filled];
/**
** The n^th neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T2_N3 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron n";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T2_N3_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T2_N3_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T2_N3_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
/*"T1_N1_S3" -> "T1_N1_S2" [style=invis];*/
}
/**
** The second neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T2_N2 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron 2";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T2_N2_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T2_N2_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T2_N2_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
/*"T1_N1_S3" -> "T1_N1_S2" [style=invis];*/
}
/**
** The third neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T2_N1 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron 1";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T2_N1_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T2_N1_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T2_N1_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
/*"T1_N1_S3" -> "T1_N1_S2" [style=invis];*/
}
label = "Topology 2";
}
}
}
Output:
Obviously this is far too long. What I want is to move each synapse into its own line (I think it's called a 'rank' in Graphviz-jargon). Apparently, there is no way to do this, but there is a trick. Therefore, I take the same code above and introduce invisible edges like so
code:
/**
** Diagram representing the Simulator Engine
**/
digraph G {
graph [
rankdir = "TB"
];
/**
** The simulator engine rectangle
**/
subgraph cluster_simulator_engine {
style=filled;
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled,color=white];
label = "Simulator Engine";
/**
** The first topology
**/
subgraph cluster_T1 {
color=white;
node [style=filled];
/**
** The n^th neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T1_N3 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron n";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T1_N3_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T1_N3_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T1_N3_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
"T1_N3_S1" -> "T1_N3_S2" [style=invis];
"T1_N3_S2" -> "T1_N3_S3" [style=invis];
}
/**
** The second neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T1_N2 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron 2";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T1_N2_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T1_N2_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T1_N2_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
"T1_N2_S2" -> "T1_N2_S3" [style=invis];
"T1_N2_S1" -> "T1_N2_S2" [style=invis];
}
/**
** The third neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T1_N1 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron 1";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T1_N1_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T1_N1_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T1_N1_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
"T1_N1_S1" -> "T1_N1_S2" [style=invis];
"T1_N1_S2" -> "T1_N1_S3" [style=invis];
}
label = "Topology 1";
}
/**
** The second topology
**/
subgraph cluster_T2 {
color=white;
node [style=filled];
/**
** The n^th neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T2_N3 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron n";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T2_N3_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T2_N3_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T2_N3_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
"T2_N3_S1" -> "T2_N3_S2" [style=invis];
"T2_N3_S2" -> "T2_N3_S3" [style=invis];
}
/**
** The second neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T2_N2 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron 2";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T2_N2_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T2_N2_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T2_N2_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
"T2_N2_S1" -> "T2_N2_S2" [style=invis];
"T2_N2_S2" -> "T2_N2_S3" [style=invis];
}
/**
** The third neuron
**/
subgraph cluster_T2_N1 {
color=lightgrey;
node [style=filled];
label = "Neuron 1";
/**
** The n^th synapse
**/
"T2_N1_S3" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse n"
];
/**
** The second synapse
**/
"T2_N1_S2" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 2"
];
/**
** The first synapse
**/
"T2_N1_S1" [
style=filled
shape=box
color=white
label="Synapse 1"
];
"T2_N1_S1" -> "T2_N1_S2" [style=invis];
"T2_N1_S2" -> "T2_N1_S3" [style=invis];
}
label = "Topology 2";
}
}
}
and the output now looks more appealing.
output:
But now there is a huge gap between the synapse boxes. Setting nodesep=0.1 or len=0.1 has no effect. Can anyone tell me how to fix this, or how to redesign this.
NOTE: If anyone is curious why I go from 1 to 2 to n, it is because I plan to put an ellipses in there, but I have no clue how to do that...cross that bridge when I get to it.
